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On errors in elementary differential calculus: a case study at a technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)
The thesis sought to investigate the errors made in elementary differential calculus by students studying engineering at technikons. A sample of 45 first year students from a technikon's engineering faculty were interviewed ...
Does ethnic diversity feature as an issue in open schools?
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)
There is more to the phrase "South African schools belong to all South African
children". While it sounds simple and true there is more to it in the case of the schools
which once excluded other race groups under the ...
An investigation into the use of a computer algebra system for the teaching of introductory school calculus
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)
Mathematics education in South Africa is in a state of crisis.
One manifestation of this crisis is that students in the former
Department of Education and Training (DET), which catered for
blacks in the former Apartheid ...
Does ethnic diversity feature as an issue in open schools?
(University of Western Cape, 1998)
There is more to the phrase "South African schools belong to all South African children". While it sounds simple and true there is more to it in the case of the schools which once excluded other race groups under the ...
School guidance as a vehicle for prevention and health promotion in primary schools in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)
The primary aim of this study is to conduct an analysis of the existing primary school guidance service in the House of Representatives Department of Education and Culture (Reps:DEC) schools in the Western Cape, and to ...
Curriculum leadership practices of senior management in developing a ‘Thinking School’: A case study of a Western Cape primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This research study explored the curriculum leadership practices by senior management which support the development of a selected primary school as Thinking School. A review of the literature shows that many learners in ...
The effect of vee diagramming on grade seven learners' understanding of force
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This study sought to determine grade seven science learners' conceptual understanding of force. A related aim was to determine the effectiveness of Vee diagramming in ameliorating the incorrect conceptions about force held ...
Foreign students: The Lesotho students' reasons, learning and social experiences in the institutions of higher education in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
The aim of the study was to find out the academic and social experience of Lesotho students who studied at institutions of higher education in
the Western Cape between 1990-1997. The research methods employed in this study ...
A response to employment equity policy in a South African University: A case study of an academic mentoring programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This study investigates the factors that conditioned the establishment of, and responses to, a centrally coordinated, institution wide change initiative aimed at promoting equity in the academic workplace in an historically ...
Blended learning approach in the BED (foundation phase teaching) programme: strengths and challenges
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Blended learning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has become increasingly popular (Graham, 2006; Guangying, 2014; Win & Wyn, 2015). In 2015 and 2016 South African Higher Education Institutions struggled with the ...